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Comparing the Grand Canal and Other Canals. Mrs. Tucker 7 th Grade World History/Honors Cobalt Institute of Math and Science. Comparing the Grand Canal and Other Canals. Grand Canal – China Huang He, Haihe , Chang Jiang, Qian -tang, and Huaihe Rivers 1,114 miles or 1,792 km 24 Locks
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Comparing the Grand Canal and Other Canals Mrs. Tucker 7th Grade World History/Honors Cobalt Institute of Math and Science
Comparing the Grand Canal and Other Canals Grand Canal – China • Huang He, Haihe, Chang Jiang, Qian-tang, and Huaihe Rivers • 1,114 miles or 1,792 km • 24 Locks • 495 B.C. – A.D. 611 Erie Canal – United States • Hudson River and Great Lakes • 363 miles or 584 km • 77 Locks • 1825
Comparing the Grand Canal and Other Canals Panama Canal – Panama • Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean • 51 miles or 82 km • 3 Locks • 1914 Suez Canal – Egypt • Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea • 100 miles or 161 km • 0 Locks • 1869